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Umbel: the umbrella-like form of inflorescence. 



Umbellate : in umbels. Umbelliferous : bearing umbels. 



Umbellet : a secondary or partial umbel. 



Umbilicate : depressed in the centre, like the ends of an apple. 



Umbonate: bossed; furnished with a low, rounded projection like a boss 



(umbo}. 

 Umbraculiform : umbrella -shaped, like a Mushroom, or the top of the 



style of Sarracenia. 



Unarmed: destitute of spines, prickles and the like. 

 Uncinate : hook-shaped ; hooked over at the end. 

 Under- shrub : partially shrubby, or a very low shrub. 

 Undulate : wavy, or wavy-margined. 



Unequally pinnate : pinnate with an odd number of leaflets. 

 Unguiculate : furnished with a claw (unguis}; i: e. a narrow base, as the 



petals of a Rose, where the claw is very short, and those of Pinks 



where the claw is very long. 

 Uni-, in compound words : one; as 

 Uniflorous: one- flowered. Unifoliate : one-leaved. 

 Unifoliolate : of one leaflet; Unijugate : of one pair. 

 Unilabiate : one-lipped. Unilateral: one-sided. 

 Unilocular : one-celled. 

 Uniovulate: having only one ovule. 

 Uniserial : in one horizontal row. 



Unisexual: having stamens or pistils only, as in Moonseed. 

 Univalved : a pod of only one piece after dehiscence. 

 Urceolate : urn-shaped. 



Utricle : a small, thin-walled, one-seeded fruit, as of Goosefoot. 

 Utricular : like a small bladder. 



Vaginate : sheathed, surrounded by a sheath (vagina.} 



Valve : one of the pieces (or doors) into which a dehiscent pod, or any 



similar body, splits. 



Valvate, Valvular : opening by valves. Valvate in aestivation. 

 Vascular: containing vessels, or consisting of vessels, such as ducts. 

 Vaulted: arched; same as fornicate. 

 Veil : the calyptra of Mosses. 



Veins: the small ribs or branches of the framework of leaves, etc. 

 Veined, Veiny : furnished with evident veins. Veinless: destitute of veins. 

 Veinlets : the smaller ramifications of veins. 

 Velate : furnished with a veil. 

 Velutinous : velvety to the touch. 

 Venation : the veining of leaves, etc. 

 Venose : veiny; furnished with conspicuous veins. 

 Venhal : belonging to that side of a simple pistil, or other organ, which 



looks towards the axis or centre of the flower; the opposite of dorsal. 



